Latest LBRY App Adds New First Run, Wallet, Invites, Rewards and More

The latest LBRY app, v0.15 and the first update since open beta, is now available. Get it here.

Release Notes

The release notes are below. These notes are copied from the GitHub releases page, which is the official source of release notes.

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Added

Added an Invites area inside of the Wallet. This allows users to invite others and shows the status of all past invites (including all invite data from the past year). Up to one referral reward can now be claimed, but only if the invitee passed the humanity test.

Added new summary components for rewards and invites to the Wallet landing page.

Added a forward button and improved history behavior. Back/forward disable when unusable.

Added past history of rewards to the rewards page.

Added wallet backup guide reference.

Added a new widget for setting prices (FormFieldPrice), used in Publish and Settings.

Changed

Updated to daemon 0.15. Most relevant changes for app are improved announcing of content and a fix for the daemon getting stuck running.

Significant refinements to first-run process, process for new users, and introducing people to LBRY and LBRY credits.

Jeremy Kauffman

Jeremy knows how to build and scale a startup starting from day one. He knows how to deliver usable products and get those products in front of the right people.

Jeremy is responsible for the packing, presentation, and strategy of LBRY, as well as some design aspects. He is a longtime supporter of decentralized technology and freedom of information.

Jeremy founded TopScore, a startup that processes millions of dollars monthly in event and activity registrations. He also attended Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, where he received degrees in physics and computer science.